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By

NOR HAYATI HAMZAHFACULTY OF NURSING

AUCMS

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WHAT DATA

YOU SHOULD COLLECT

WHEN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH

BURNS?

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At the end of the session, the students will beable to;

1) State the assessment required in caring forburn client.

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AIRWAY

BREATHING

CIRCULATION

SEVERITY OF BURNS

CONSCIOUS LEVEL

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While the victim attempts to escape from fire.

Explosions may throw thepatient some distance &

result in internal injury orfracture

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If patient trapped in enclosed space

suggestpossible inhalation injury

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Ask about; Drug therapy

Allergies

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Anti tetanus injection

Infected burn wound

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Using rule of nines

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Assess status ofdistal circulation

Check for cyanosis

impaired capillaryrefill

progressive

neurological signs

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Blood test chest x-ray

cardiac monitoring

circulation; to prevent hypovolemic shock urine output

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CHECK A,B,CCHECK associate injury

ASK Time of incidence

ASK Pre existing illness

GIVE ATT injection

MEASURE Estimation Burn Surface Area

MEASURE Depth of burn

Check circumferential extremity burns

Check baseline

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